Foshan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$185
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
9.5M
686K

The cost of living in Foshan is 39% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5761st ($602 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 722nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 2359th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shizuoka

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Foshan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$21319

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103